Agawam Massachusetts Public Library

Photos by Ed “Boots” Flebotte to be on display at the Agawam Public Library

The Agawam Public Library is pleased to exhibit the work of Western Massachusetts native, Ed “Boots” Flebotte. Ed’s photography prints will be on display for the month of August, beginning August 3rd.
Visitors are welcome to the gallery during open library hours.
For more information please contact Cher Collins (413)-789-1550 ext. 8851 ccollins@agawamlibrary.org.

Commonwealth EBook Collections:

New EBook Resource

Agawam Library has joined a new statewide project to ensure that all residents have equal access to digital resources through libraries. The project, Commonwealth eBook Collections (CEC), gives Agawam’s residents access to an expanded eBook collection that includes popular fiction, non-fiction, academic research, historical documents and more.

For residents interested in using the CEC for the first time click on the image below or visit eBooks.masslibsystem.org. Return users will find it easy to go right into the system through the library’s website. We’re happy to help anyone who needs assistance in getting started. So bring your device into the library for hands-on support on any Wednesday morning between 9 and 12 and our volunteer, Tony, will help you get started.

Call For Entries For Friends 7th Open Juried Art Show

The Friends of the Agawam Public Library are looking for entries for their 7th Open Juried Art Show to take place in November 2015. For a brochure with more information click here and for an entry form that can be typed out & printed for the Art Show, please click here.

When you open the entry form file you may see a banner at the top that says ENABLE EDITING. Click on Enable Editing.
You can use the tab key or click on the fields to enter your information.
If you have any questions, please contact Bob Kadis at r.kadis@comcast.net or 413-789-4814.

Summer Hours

Library closed on Saturdays for the summer. Will reopen on Saturdays after Labor Day.

Spread The Rumer presents:

Photography by Jolene Mercadante

The Agawam Public Library is pleased to exhibit the work of one its own for the month of July. The photography of Jolene Mercadante, Assistant Director at the Agawam Public Library, will be on display at the library beginning in late June and through the month of July.
Spread the Rumer is a local business started by Jolene Mercadante. Named after Jolene’s first American Pit Bull Terrier, Rumer, it was started partly to help combat the unfair stereotypes many people have toward pit bulls.
Jolene’s work will be featured on the Gallery walls, as well as the display case on the lower level.

Local History Donations

Maps and pictures of Agawam and Feeding Hills are of special interest.

Please email Reference Librarian Jerome Walczak at jwalczak@agawamlibrary.org or call 413-789-1550 ext. 8852 if you have something you’d like to donate.

one click digital: New Ebooks for July!

JULY ADDITIONS to our OneClickdigital service for Agawam patrons include such NY Times bestsellers as Sara Gruen’s At the Water’s Edge; Lisa Genova’s Inside the O’Briens; Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale; Baldacci’s Memory Man; Kotlikoff’s Getting What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security; Martin’s Primates of Park Avenue.

Need help getting started? Visit the library on Wednesday mornings between 9 and 12 and Tony, our volunteer, will assist you with your digital device.

To get started click on the button below!

july newsletter

The July issue of The Bookcase, the Agawam Public Library's newsletter, contains the latest information, news and happenings at the library.

what is atomic training?

We are excited to announce that Atomic Training tutorials are now available to Agawam Library card holders. With Atomic Training, you have access to online, on-demand video training tutorials on the most popular software (including Microsoft Word, Excel, Windows & many others).

Click the logo below to try it out:

If you have a Zinio account you can use the same log in information or you can create an account when using it for the first time.

ESL: Online english learning

Learn English from any desktop, laptop, or mobile device.

To try it click the button below:

Freegal Free Music Download Service!

Freegal® is a free music download service that offers access to about 7 million songs including Sony Music's catalog of artists. Access is limited to Agawam Library patrons. Click on the button below, go to LOGIN & enter your library card number & password where it says Card Number & Pin. If you don’t know what your password is try your last name in all capitals or the last 4 numbers of your phone number. If this doesn’t work call the library & we can reset it for you.

Try it out today!

zinio is up & running!

Zinio - the world’s largest newsstand - is now on our library’s website! Agawam residents with a library card can download and read full, digital copies of favorite magazines on a computer, tablet or mobile device using the free Zinio Reader app, found on the Zinio website.

Click the button below to set up your Zinio account:

Additional information on how to use Zinio can be found at the Reference desk.

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